TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	3
SEMESTER	Fifth Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	. Fef Komite
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) acquire theoretical and critical knowledge on the rise and early development of American fiction, 2) analyze and discusses the contribution that each novelist of the period made to American fiction, 3) become fully familiar with the social, cultural, political, intellectual, historical, and literary context of the beginnings of American fiction, 4) are able to conduct further research on the rise and developement of American fiction, 5) have historical and literary knowledge on movements of romanticism, realism, and naturalism in American literature.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	This course focuses on the works by major American novelists, beginning with the early nineteenth century and concluding with the early twentieth century. The selected novels are studied within their historical, cultural, social, political and intellectual contexts, with specific emphasis on literary movements such as romanticism, realism and naturalism.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week General introduction: A historical, political and socio-cultural overview of America throughout the nineteenth century; the age of "great transformation;" the new social, political and cultural American identity; Americanism and Americanness in literature, the creation of a distinctly national literature; America in the post-Civil War period; 2nd Week The rise and development of American fiction in the early nineteenth century; fundamental literary, historical, and critical parameters; romanticism, realism, and naturalism in early American fiction. 3rd Week The American romantic frontier novel and James F. Cooper 4th Week Nathaniel Hawthorne's fiction; colonial historicism; Gothicism and romanticism. 5th Week Hawthorne (continued); 6th Week Herman Melville's fiction. 7th Week Midterm Examination 8th Week Mark Twain's fiction of local colour; Huckleberry Finn. 9th Week Mark Twain (Continued) 10th Week Henry James's fiction; social realism; psychological insights. 11th Week Henry James (Continued) 12th Week Theodore Dreiser and naturalism. 13th Week Edith Wharton 14th Week Wharton (Continued). Wrap-up.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Gilmore, Michael T. American Romanticism and the Marketplace. University of Chicago Press, 1985. Cranston, Maurice. The Romantic Movement. Blackwell, 1994. Gura, Philip F. The Crossroads of American History and Literature. Pennsylvania State University Press, 1996. DeMott, Robert J. The Artful Thunder: Versions of the Romantic Tradition in American Literature, in Honor of Howard P. Vincent. Kent: Kent State University Press, 1975. Lee, Brian. American Fiction, 1865-1940. Longman, 1984. Reynolds, Larry J. A Historical Guide to Nathaniel Hawthorne. Oxford University Press, 2001. Long, Robert Emmet. James Fenimore Cooper. Continuum, 1990. Verhoeven, W. M. James Fenimore Cooper: New Historical and Literary Contexts. Rodopi, 1993. Walker, Warren S. James Fenimore Cooper: An Introduction and Interpretation. Barnes and Noble, 1962. Turner, Arlin. Nathaniel Hawthorne: An Introduction and Interpretation. Barnes and Noble, 1961. Levin, Harry. The Power of Blackness: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville. Ohio University Press, 1958. Dunne, Michael. Hawthorne?s Narrative Strategies. University of Mississipi, 1995. Bewley, Marius. Masks and Mirrors: Essays in Criticism. Atheneum, 1970. Parker, Hershel. Herman Melville: A Biography. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996. Jehlen, Myra. Herman Melville: A Collection of Critical Essays. Englewood Cliffs, Prentice Hall, 1994. Bloom, Harold. Mark Twain. Chelsea House, 1986. Beaver, Harold Lowther. Huckleberry Finn. Allen & Unwin, 1987. Tambling, Jeremy. Henry James. St. Martin's Press, 2000. Gogol, Miriam. Theodore Dreiser: Beyond Naturalism. New York University Press, 1995. Coolidge, Olivia E. Edith Wharton, 1862-1937. Scribner, [1964]. Bauer, Dale M. Edith Wharton's Brave New Politics. The University of Wisconsin Press, 1995. Singley, Carol J. Edith Wharton: Matters of Mind and Spirit. Cambridge University Press, 1995.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Assignment 3 15 Presentation of Article 1 15 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 4 56 Preparation for Final exam 1 12 12 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 12 12 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework 1 12 12 Article Presentation 1 12 12 Total Workload 150 Total Workload / 30 5 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No